# NTSB investigations: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3: Loss of control - on ground/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ATL94LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA153.md): Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 · Beaufort, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1994 · N44970 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the rudder during landing.
- [NTSB DEN92LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA049.md): Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 · Montrose, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1992 · N45033 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot in command to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll. A factor was: the aircraft struck a ditch which ran parallel to the runway.
- [NTSB DEN91LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA086.md): Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 · Deming, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1991 · N44970 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors were: a crosswind condition and a soft shoulder alongside the runway.
- [NTSB CHI82DA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA360.md): Navy N3N-3 · Danville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 19, 1982 · N51H · Substantial damage
  > Upon arriving at an air show the plt was given advisories for a downwind landing. The acft subsequently ground-looped. Subsequent inspection revealed that the tailwheel lock had also malfunctioned. The centering spring was not strong enough to consistently…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('6120202')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=6120202&occurrence=260

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